Federal Funds Likely For Needle Exchange

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, April 16) -- The Clinton Administration is expected to lift the 10-year ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs, and sources tell CNN the announcement could come as early as Friday.

Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala has signed off on the change and has forwarded it to the White House for final approval, the sources say. But an aide to Shalala denied any final decision has been made.